The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-15

THE PEOPLE WIN,
A Hard Fought Battle The
Liberals Left.
VERY LITTLE SCRATCHING
''Of all sad Words of Tongue or Pen
The Saddest are These: 1T
Might Have BeenY"

At an early hour yesterday morning
the stars and stripes were unfurled and
the breeze caused the colors to fly
gloriouSlg during the entire day. The
day opened dark and windy, and the
Undiscovered streets were anything but
inviting to the voters. Carriages be- an
rolling along the streets, voters on foot
wendell their way to the polling place,
and despite the INF 4vorable conditions,
when the polls opened at s O'Clock,
there were great many voters on the
| ground waiting to deposit their ballots
Immediately after The opening the
different polls were packed and re
NAMED so until about noon. At11
a, IN. there were / FOL votes in; at IL 80
| the number had been increased to 2, 100,
and at 80 tue number was 2,23S.
During the entire day there was an
immense crowd around the polling place
and in the vicinity. The Liberals
| had opened headquarters" on Fifth
| street, near the place of the polls. The
Ogden City Brass Band paraded the
streets, disCoursing sweet music and at
tracing large crowds. The streets
| seemed lined with people, and it seemed
as though every body was out on holi-
day.
The crowds of people were very quiet
and very orderly, and the voting went
off Fithout the slightest apparent ex-
element. There were some instances
of attempts at illegal voting, and sew
eral persons were successfully chal-
! lenged. One woman is reported to have
voted the name of lady who is absent
in the east, and it is impossible to tell
the exact extent to which fraud was
carried; still, as there was a trict watch
kept, there was probably not so
much illegal voting as there would
otherwise have been. There was not
the slightest disturbance at the polls
up to the time of the closing of
the mail, and the number of votes
polled at that hour was about 1900
The Liberal carriages were decorated
with banners, and the horses which
drew them were blanketed with the
legend: "Vote the Liberal ticket" Be
fore night these blankets and banners
were pretty thoroughly despatched with
mud, and looked the picture of beauty
dilapidated. The Peoples carriages |
were without decoration, and the cleo
ton was carried on without ostentation |
on their part.
At the time of this writing it is en-
tlrely impossible to tell what the result |
will be; but the vote seems to signify a |
close struggle. The vote polled is the |
largest by several hundred ever polled |
IN this city, and everyb body seems as
tonished, and wonder from where the
voters came. The full strength of both |
parties is disclosed, and we can only |
wait for the result.
LATER.
Special to THE HERALD.
The count is concluded and victory |
perches on our banners. We have met |
the enemy, and they are ours. There |
Is wailing and misery in the tents of the
Liberals. The Peoples voters have
done good work. Following are The
votes cast, showing a majority of
a6out..lI0 for the People:
For Mayor-David Eccles, 1861.
For Aldermen-Angus T. Wright,
1883; Joseph A. West. 1871; John
Reeve, 379; Thomas D. Dee, 1884.
For Councilors-C. G. Brown, 1873;
Joseph jackson, 1875: Joseph Clark,
80; Geo -ge Smuin, 1872; John a.
Bowie, 1888.
For Recorder-Thomas J. Stevens,
l 1882.
For Treasurer-Hyrum S. Young,
1 1882.
For Assessor and CoIIector-Zachariah
Bailantyne, 379.
For Marshal-Thomas II. Ballantyne,
1878.